Vladimir Yashchenko
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Yashchenko first began competing in the high jump at age 12.[1]
In June 1977, he jumped Template:T&Fcalc at the USA-USSR junior dual meet in Richmond, Virginia, breaking the previous world record of Template:T&Fcalc set by Dwight Stones in August 1976.[2][3] In 1978, he finished in first place at the European Athletics Championships and the European Athletics Indoor Championships with heights of Template:T&Fcalc and Template:T&Fcalc, respectively, while using the straddle technique.[4]
In 1979, he suffered a severe knee injury, effectively ending his career. He died in 1999 from cirrhosis.[5]
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